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Creighton Working Girls Home/Creighton Hall

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-33

Dates

  • n.d.

Biographical / Historical

In his will, John A. Creighton left money for the establishment of a home for working girls home. There was some discrepancy in the exact amount that John A. Creighton left and it went to court. The judge decided that $85,000 should be used for the home, $50,000 for construction and $35,000 for expenses. In 1913, the John A. Creighton Home for Working Girls was established. It was the first such facility of its kind to exist in Omaha. In 1941, the home was rebranded at Creighton Hall. In the fall of 1971, the building closed and was given to Creighotn University. Creighton used the funds from the building to establish a scholarship for low-income women to attend the university. The building eventually became the Oblate House of Studies and operated as a vocational office. The building was closed in 1991 and was demolished.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository

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